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Canada’s Restrictions on Scientists’ Speech Raise Concerns
Government scientists in Canada are facing growing restrictions on their ability to speak directly to the public and the...
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Neutrinos May Still Have Broken Light Barrier – Or Not
Neutrinos which appeared to have undermined a basic law of the universe by exceeding the speed of light might...
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New Uncertainty About the Uncertainty Principle
The Heisenberg uncertainty principle is often invoked outside the realm of physics to describe how the act of observing...
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AAAS President Says Big Business ‘Driving Science Into a Dark Era’
Most scientists, on achieving high office, keep their public remarks to the bland and reassuring, but Nina Fedoroff, the...
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Transistor Made Using a Single Atom
Scientists have taken a first early step toward escaping the limits of a technological principle called Moore’s Law by...
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Mercury Ruled Out as Autism Cause. Again
Mercury does not cause autism, another study now concludes. The levels of mercury in the urine of children with...
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Science Education Report Shows Best and Worst U.S. States
“Don’t know much about science” may be a good description of many students in U.S. public schools, at least...
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NASA Issues Call for New Space Taxis
NASA is looking for at least two U.S. firms to design and build space taxis to ferry astronauts to...
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What’s a Science Teacher to Do?
It used to be sex ed that got science teachers into challenging situations once in awhile. Evolution, too, of...
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Chief Rabbi Upholds Role of Science
Lord Jonathan Sacks, the Chief Rabbi of the Commonwealth, says science and religion can mix, and he has set...